SSAR congratulates the following recipients of the Roger Conant Grants-in-Herpetology. Each receives an award of $500.
Conservation:
Cara Giordano (Florida International University), “Investigating skin secretions in Typhlonectes natans, a nonnative and potentially invasive amphibian of South Florida.”
Eva E. Greco (California State University), “Have Island Fence Lizards adjusted their thermal biology to compensate for the cooler climates of the Northern Channel Islands?”
International:
Sandra Rafika Devi (Universitas Gadjah Mada), “Taxonomic Status of Cyrtodactylus (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) in West Nusa Tenggara”
Rambinintsoa Miora Mikoja (University of Antananarivo), “Studying movement behavior and thermoregulation to understand climate risk of an endangered tortoise, Astrochelys radiata.”
Travel:
Cole J. Ivie (California Polytechnic State University), “Phylogeography of the Common Side-blotched Lizard (Uta stansburiana) on the California Channel Islands.”
Jensyn Scott (John Carroll University), “Salamanders from the Blue Ridge Mountains provide greater insight into Plethodon biofluorescence.”
Laboratory research:
Tushar Sharma (University of Texas at Austin), “Biofluorescence in Frogs: A visual cue for sexual selection?”
Jon Hoffman (American Museum of Natural History), “Phylogenetic reticulation in toothy skinks”
Undergraduate research:
Sudip Adhikari (Institute of Forestry, Hetauda), “An assessment of status, distribution and threats of herpetofauna in the Ghandruk region of Annapurna Conservation Area (ACA), Nepal”
Briyith Daniela Durand Masias (National University of San Antonio Abad Del Cusco), “Habitat preference of the Andean Harlequin Frog, Atelopus andinus (Bufonidae) in a Cloud Forest of San Martin – Perú, 2025”
Field Research in Herpetology:
Anna F. Tipton (University of Texas at El Paso), “Evaluating the impacts of natural and artificial light at night on the foraging behavior of Eastern Black-tailed Rattlesnakes (Crotalus ornatus).”
Danielle Bartlett (Georgia College & State University), “Effects of winter shelter characteristics on brumation duration, body mass loss, and Ophiodiomyces ophidiicola infection load in a Southeastern population of Timber Rattlesnakes (Crotalus horridus)”
Education:
Bivek Gautam (Biodiversity Research and Conservation Society), “Addressing overharvesting of Torrent Frogs through education and sustainable practices in Nepal.”
Mirna Grisel García-Castillo (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México), “Amphibians Day Festival”
Chair of the Roger Conant Grants-In-Herpetology, Roberto Brenes, would like to sincerely thank the SSAR-Roger Conant GIH reviewers. He greatly appreciates their time and effort.
- Nicole Angeli (US Virgin Islands, Department of Planning and Natural Resources)
- Claire Clark (Nevada, Department of Wildlife)
- Delia Basanta (University of Nevada at Reno)
- Allison Julien (Fort Worth Zoo, Texas)
- Olivia Brooks (Virginia Tech)
- Eddy Myers (California Academy of Science)
- Kevin Mulder (California Academy of Science)
Learn more about the grant: https://ssarherps.org/ssar-awards/grants-in-herpetology/